Button Dodder vs Namaqua dune mole rat

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Bathyergus janetta

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Namaqua dune mole rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Namaqua dune mole rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Bathyergidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Bathyergus
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Bathyergus janetta

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Namaqua dune mole rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Namaqua dune mole rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Button Dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Namaqua dune mole rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Button Dodder

The Button Dodder (Cuscuta cephalanthi) is a species in the genus Cuscuta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.